So Money Really Can Buy Happiness?

You know the old adage that money doesn't buy happiness? Well, it looks like that may not be quite right, according to a new study.

The study, conducted by Keirsey Research, found the happiest Americans are those with an annual household income of $75,000 or more. Eighty-two percent of people at that income level reported being somewhat or very happy, according to CBS News.

The study also found out which Americans are saddest.

Only 46 percent of unemployed people said they were somewhat or very happy. And only forty-eight percent of people who are separated but not divorced rated their happiness level as somewhat or very happy.

The survey also found that extroverts are happier than introverts, we get happier as we are older, but are least happy between 35 and 44, 70 percent of empty-nesters are extra happy, and while Democrats and Republicans are equally happy, only 52 percent of people who identify as Green Party said they are somewhat or very happy, according to CBSNews.com.

Money certainly does make life easier, and while it can't make a sad person happy, being broke can definitely make a happy person sad.

But of course, whatever your circumstances, you need to be able to find your own happiness. In fact, often it's the little thingsthat mean the most.

- Alexandra Gekas, Associate editor

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